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Horse Care

Feet, Gut And Teeth — In That Order.

Most horse trouble traces back to one of three things. Get the hooves right, the roughage right and the teeth checked, and the rest becomes far easier to manage.

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  • 6 weeks Between farrier visits
  • 25 L Water a horse drinks daily
  • 1.5–2% Of bodyweight in roughage a day
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Care Routine

Daily, Monthly, Yearly

The rhythm we run our own horses on.

The Daily Walk-Around

Five minutes with your hands on the horse catches nearly everything that becomes expensive later — heat in a hoof, a filled leg, a rub under the rug.

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How Often What To Do Why It Matters
How Often Every day What To Do Pick out all four feet Why It Matters Thrush and stone bruises start in a packed hoof
How Often Every day What To Do Check water troughs actually work Why It Matters A horse off water for a day is a colic risk by day two
How Often Every day What To Do Run hands down all four legs Why It Matters Heat and filling show up a day before lameness does
How Often Every day What To Do Roughage first, hard feed second Why It Matters A gut designed to trickle-feed should never sit empty for long
How Often Every day What To Do Look at manure and appetite Why It Matters The two earliest signals of a gut problem

General guidance only — worming in particular should follow a faecal egg count rather than a fixed calendar. Talk to your vet about a program for your property.

Common Concerns

What Horse Owners Ring Us About

And what we'd do first in each case.

  • Colic

    Sudden feed changes, poor water access and long gaps without roughage cause most of it. Any horse rolling, pawing or off feed needs a vet call now.

  • Laminitis

    Spring grass, cushings and overweight ponies. Restrict grazing before the hooves get warm, not after.

  • Queensland Itch

    Midge allergy, not a skin infection. Rugs, repellents and getting them in at dusk beat any cream.

  • Wormer Resistance

    Rotating brands doesn't help if you're still dosing blind. Egg counts tell you which horses actually need it.

  • Electrolyte Loss

    Horses lose far more sodium in sweat than people do. Working horses in summer need electrolytes, not just water.

  • Ulcers

    Common in performance and travelled horses. Roughage before work and constant forage access prevent most cases.

Worming Strategy

Stop Drenching Blind

Resistance is now the biggest problem in Australian horse worming — and it was built by well-meaning owners on a fixed schedule.

  1. Do an egg count first

    A simple manure sample tells you which horses are actually shedding worms. On most properties, a fifth of the herd carries most of the burden.

  2. Treat to the result, not the calendar

    Low shedders may need worming once or twice a year. High shedders need more. Blanket dosing every horse every eight weeks builds resistance.

  3. Weigh, then dose to weight

    Under-dosing is the fastest route to resistance. Use a weigh tape and dose to the top of the estimate, not the middle.

  4. Manage the paddock, not just the horse

    Picking up manure twice a week removes more worms than any drench. Cross-grazing with cattle helps too.

Your vet or a rural supply lab can run a faecal egg count for a few dollars per horse.

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Horse Care Essentials

Wormers, electrolytes, hoof care and the fly gear that actually survives a summer.

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Horse Care Reading

Written for owners, not for vets.

Horse Electrolytes Explained Horses Horse Electrolytes ExplainedWhen they help, when they don't, and why plain salt isn't enough for a working horse in summer. 5 min read Read guide Building A Worming Program That Lasts Horses Building A Worming Program That LastsEgg counts, targeted dosing and paddock management — the modern approach in plain English. 7 min read Read guide Beating Queensland Itch Horses Beating Queensland ItchWhy it's an allergy rather than an infection, and the routine that gets most horses through summer. 4 min read Read guide
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Horse Questions

Asked Most Often

Or ring us — half our team keeps horses of their own.

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How often should I worm my horse?

Only as often as the egg count says. Most adult horses on well-managed pasture need treating two to four times a year, and a few need almost none. Foals and yearlings are the exception and do need a regular program.

Do I need electrolytes if my horse isn't in hard work?

Usually not — a salt lick and good water is enough for a paddock horse. Once a horse is sweating visibly in work, or travelling in summer heat, electrolytes replace what a lick can't keep up with.

What are the first signs of laminitis?

Shifting weight from foot to foot, a shortened stride on hard ground, heat in the hoof wall and a bounding digital pulse. Get the horse off grass and onto soft footing and ring your vet the same day.

How much hard feed does my horse actually need?

Less than most people give. Start from roughage at 1.5–2% of bodyweight a day and only add hard feed for the work being done or the condition being carried. Ring us with your horse's weight and workload and we'll do the sums with you.

Can I feed the same supplement to a pony?

Check the sugar and starch content first. Many general-purpose feeds are too rich for ponies and easy keepers, who need a low-sugar balancer instead of a full hard feed.

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